Waves Vienna selects six Austrian acts for its 2026 export award
The nominees include club-deconstructed electronics, hyperpop and experimental pop before an international jury.
The 2026 XA Music Export Award shortlist contains six Austrian acts: Aki Traar, Ava Fina, Ivery, Cute Aggression, peach tinted and Tamara Flores. They will perform during Waves Vienna before an international jury drawn from festival, label, booking and journalism roles.
Aki Traar works around deconstructed club and experimental electronics, while Cute Aggression pulls hyperpop and digital production into a broader indie frame. Export potential is not reduced to one radio-friendly sound.
Austrian Music Export and mica published matching exact announcements. They work inside the award's partner network, so SCENE:ID does not treat them as fully independent; no exact 2026 nominee announcement was found on the Waves Vienna owner site.
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- Austrian Music Export — XA nomineesExact award-partner announcement
- mica — XA nomineesExact industry announcement